 ... tale, — * When he saw the morning mists depart From the summits grey and pale : — For he knew that the fan-palm cast the shade Of its ever-glorious green Where the love of his blasted youth was laid, And the light of her steps had been. Ah ! thus,...  The Downside magazine and monthly miscellany - Page 63by Downside sch - 1844Full view - About this book
 | Frances Browne - 1844 - 302 pages
...And the light of her steps had been. Ah ! thus, for ever, the heart looks back To its young hope's funeral urn: — To the tender green of that early...us return ! The lines of our life may be smooth and strong,And our pleasant path may lie Where the stream of affection flows along, In the light of a summer... | |
 | Books - 1844 - 628 pages
...maiden so bereft; of one whose disportings of fancy are often of an order like unto the following: — The lines of our life may be smooth and strong, — And our pleasant path may be Where the stream of affection flows along, In the light of a summer sky : — But woe for the lights... | |
 | George Washington Bethune - English poetry - 1848 - 526 pages
...And the light of her steps had been. Ah ! thus, for ever, the heart looks back To its young hope's funeral urn : — To the tender green of that early...the stream of affection flows along, In the light of a summer sky : — But woe for the lights that early wane, And the shades that early fall, And the... | |
 | Edward Thomson - Christian biography - 1857 - 408 pages
...laid And the light of her steps had been. Ah ! thus forever the heart looks back To its young hope's funeral urn : To the tender green of that early track, To its light let us return." Some of us can sympathize with such a soul. "We have paused, perchance, by the quiet grave Of our young... | |
 | Amanda M. Douglas - 1868 - 338 pages
...he said good night to the rest. They all looked up to him now as the head of the family. CHAPTER IV, The lines of our life may be smooth and strong, And our pleasant path may lie Where the stream oi' affection flows along, In the light of a summer sky ; But woe for the lights that early wane, And... | |
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